great idea, how do you go about getting time in the local high school gym?

and yes for the other guy, waking up early is an option but it doesnt always work out because of work schedules

Ah, that'd be the tricky part. It definitely helps if you are familiar with someone within the coaching system (or if you coach in some capacity yourself). The school in my area has open gym times for current players, alumni, and local folk. We also have a recreational gym (kind of like an auxiliary gym) that can be rented out by members of the community (for something like a local adult open gym).

Ah, that'd be the tricky part. It definitely helps if you are familiar with someone within the coaching system (or if you coach in some capacity yourself). The school in my area has open gym times for current players, alumni, and local folk. We also have a recreational gym (kind of like an auxiliary gym) that can be rented out by members of the community (for something like a local adult open gym).

i love working on my game and doing drills on my own but lately it seems to be impossible to do that

doing it out in the park is fine but i hate to be dictated by the weather and the concrete is killing my knee

the fitness gyms around here all seem to be crowded like always unless you are there early in the morning

looking for ideas on how people is getting time and the facilities?

much appreciated

Well you just threw away the two main options. When I wanted to work on my shot or other skills I'd go to the gym early. Once the afternoon hits its going to be filled with dudes wanting to play pickup so you wont be able to get your drills in.

Outdoors is your other option.

Then you could always get your own rim at your house if you want to fork the cash over.

Only other way is if you know a private indoor court somewhere and can talk to someone about using it. If the court is public and its inside, its going to be packed like **** come peak time.

Well you just threw away the two main options. When I wanted to work on my shot or other skills I'd go to the gym early. Once the afternoon hits its going to be filled with dudes wanting to play pickup so you wont be able to get your drills in.

Outdoors is your other option.

Then you could always get your own rim at your house if you want to fork the cash over.

Only other way is if you know a private indoor court somewhere and can talk to someone about using it. If the court is public and its inside, its going to be packed like **** come peak time.

yep that's the pain, guess gota wake up super early to get a guarantee work out time

I went through this pretty recently. Calling you're towns rec department is a good place to start. They do the scheduling for all the local youth teams, and if you're willing to pay, they can usually do it. It may be a little expensive, but if you can scrape together 8-12 consistent guys, 100 bucks can get you a night a week for the summer.

But that's not easy, and it may be more money than you want to give up, and if you're really working out, that may not be enough alone time.

Volunteering as an assistant coach in a church youth league is a great experience for a bunch of reasons. You'd be shocked how much you'd learn trying to teach kids things you think you already know. And while you may not be trusted enough right off the bat, usually half a season into it, assuming you're a good guy, a coach would trust you with a key, and if you don't take advantage, you can have access to a gym for the years you do it. It's great thing to to in HS if you're local seasons don't overlap.

I went through this pretty recently. Calling you're towns rec department is a good place to start. They do the scheduling for all the local youth teams, and if you're willing to pay, they can usually do it. It may be a little expensive, but if you can scrape together 8-12 consistent guys, 100 bucks can get you a night a week for the summer.

But that's not easy, and it may be more money than you want to give up, and if you're really working out, that may not be enough alone time.

Volunteering as an assistant coach in a church youth league is a great experience for a bunch of reasons. You'd be shocked how much you'd learn trying to teach kids things you think you already know. And while you may not be trusted enough right off the bat, usually half a season into it, assuming you're a good guy, a coach would trust you with a key, and if you don't take advantage, you can have access to a gym for the years you do it. It's great thing to to in HS if you're local seasons don't overlap.